Husband and I have seven children and would like to find recipies of meals that go far and cost less. Any ideas?
I am looking for recipes that cost little and make a lot.?
May 15th, 2011 
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May 15th, 2011 admin Posted in Child early education 
Sheperds pie is inexpensive to make.Layer mashed potatoes, cooked ground beef and creamed corn.. Some people add peas or a bit of gravy to the meat. Good luck!
I would maximize use of the following
pasta
ground beef
chick thighs and wings
beef shank cuts
pork chops
eggs
frozen vegetables
stay away from pre-cooked stuff, you’ll be throwing away your money. learn to cook and make plenty. store the left overs in single serving containers safe for the microwave — you get the idea. learn to double your batches and freeze one of them.
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Minced beef is the greatest and it’s not expensive, you can make:-
Mince beef in gravy
Hamburgers
Spag Bol
Chilli con carne
meat ball
lasagne…the list goes on…!
Many butchers give away chicken carcase and pigs feet and bones..these are great for making stock, after a good long simmer you strain, My butcher leaves loads of meat on the carcase and I pick this off to add to soup… add loads of vegetables (which are all cheap at the end weekly market) You can make huge pots of soup and stocks without it costing more than a few pence.
Spaghetti, and red beans and rice
I like to make spaghetti, it’s inexpensive (hamburger, Ragu and noodles) and quick and you can adjust the amount you want easily. I also like to make casseroles, any will do, Chicken and rice, mexican chicken (chicken is inexpensive too). Another good Casserole is Enchilada casserold, use ground beef, taco seasoning, cheese, tomato sauce and corn tortillas. Go to http://www.campbellsoup.com or http://www.kraftfoods.com for some cheap and easy recipes, most you can adjust to the size you want them.
When I was homeless I used to go to the church and get things that no body else wanted and make great dishes out of them. For example, they had celery soup like crazy for months. I used it as a base and added cabbage and carrots, beans and corn. I like spicy stuff so peppers and onions. I bought some cans of punkin recently really cheap. I don’t have a plan for them yet, but yellow or orange veggies are good for you so I am looking. You could also add meat to that celery soup thing: I used chicken with very good results.
Chicken Soup. But your going to have to buy a BIG pot to make the quantity I am going to give you. And you can freeze this.
2 whole fryer chickens or 2 whole cut up chickens
Enough water to cover them
2 bunch of celery, with hearts and leafy tops, chopped
1 bag of carrots, sliced
4 onions, sliced or diced
either substitute 1/2 the water with chicken broth (and you can buy the off brand or use about 20 low sodium cubes of chicken bouillion, if you replace some of the water with (low sodium) stock, you can cut that down to 1/2.
Place chicken with bones and skin in a large pot. Bring to a boil then a gentle boil for about 2 hours. Your going to have to skim the top, it will form foam, eventually it will run out of foam and you can let it go. After 2 hours, take chicken out and cool, deskin and bone, and chop after it cools. Add veggies and boullion to pot and add chicken back in, cook on simmer for about 45 minutes or until veggies are soft. I don’t put noodles in mine, I serve them on the side, that way I can freeze left overs.
Homemade soups are great, because you can make your own broths from leftovers (keep chicken and turkey carcasses in the freezer for this!) and a few veggies (celery, onions, and carrots add good flavor). Cover with water and cook on low for about an hour. After it’s strained, just add some rice or pasta, frozen peas or corn, a little meat, and garlic, onion, salt and pepper to flavor.
I like to see how many leftovers I can put in one soup!